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Indian police arrest 3 Nigerians for trafficking drugs

The Chandigarh Police Crime Branch in India, which disclosed the arrest, stated that the trio were an international drug syndicate. According to the police, the suspects, who were nabbed with 204.8 grams of crystal methamphetamine popularly known as ice, are residents of New Delhi. It was gathered that Loua was previously detained in 2019 under the NDPS Act after being found in possession of 207 grams of heroin and was currently out on bail before he was arrested for drug-related activities.

Inside the Struggle to Stage the 2022 Gay Games

On the face of it, the 11th Gay Games should be a triumph for Hong Kong. The cosmopolitan, semi-autonomous Chinese city is the first Asian location for the quadrennial event since its inception in San Francisco in 1982. When, in 2017, local organizers won their bid to host the 2022 Games, they were thinking on a grand scale. They spoke of 15,000 participants from across the globe competing in 36 sports—making the 2022 Hong Kong Games far bigger than the 2018 iteration in Paris (just 10,000 athletes) and the 2014 Cleveland Games (a mere 8,800 competitors).

Janet Jumbo is the first Nigerian model to walk for Louis Vuitton

Jumbo strutted down the runway during the Louis Vuitton Women's Fall-Winter 2019 Fashion Show at the Louvre in Paris.  Her agency took to Instagram to announce the exciting news writing, "Today, Janet Jumbo is the first Nigerian model to walk the Louis Vuitton show exclusively. We feel nothing but all shades of happiness and we can't contain it." ADVERTISEMENT From Nigeria to Louis Vuitton The teenager is from Rivers State in Southern Nigeria.

Jill Lepore on Her New Book and Hating 'Barbie'

Jill Lepore teaches history at Harvard and writes about history for the New Yorker. But she's equally interested in the present: "We have an obligation to try to make sense of the relationship between today and yesterday," she says. Lepore's latest book The Deadline, which comes out on Aug. 29, is a selection of her essays over the last 20 years on topics ranging from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.

Lady Gagas Judas Video Begs to Be Overanalyzed

The sexy and slightly sacrilegious new video from mother monster will not doubt set purists rankling, but look beyond her casting as Mary Magdalene, the biker outfits and torrid love triangle and “Judas” isn’t peddling cheap controversy. She’s moving in a new direction from her bluffin’ muffin,’ Poker Face days: Gaga’s going philosophical. And in her own words, “The cultural baptism cannot be stopped.” (More on TIME.com: See pictures of Lady Gaga)

Louisiana Sodomy Sting: How Invalidated Sex Laws Still Lead to Arrests

Oops, our bad. But it was on the books! Such was the response, essentially, of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, after The Advocate newspaper reported on Sunday that at least 12 men had been arrested since 2011 under a sodomy law invalidated by the Supreme Court a decade ago. Most of these men were arrested after being approached by a male undercover cop at a public park and agreeing to have sex at a private residence.

NYC Marathon Runners Find Their Own Way to Run and Give Back

Adrees Latif / ReutersNew York City Marathon runners carry relief supplies through a damaged neighborhood in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 4, 2012. On Friday evening, with slightly more than 36 hours to go before the 2012 ING New York City Marathon, Mayor Michael Bloomberg canceled the annual event, amid criticisms the runners would be siphoning off valuable resources needed in the city’s recovery from Superstorm Sandy. But the decision hardly discouraged a group of nearly 1,300 runners from boarding the Staten Island Ferry toward the starting line.

Paul Pogba: 5 cases of voodoo, witchcraft in European football

Why is this relevant now? Paul Pogba, the flamboyant French footballer with Guinean roots is currently in the news for allegedly spellbinding his precocious teammate, Kylian Mbappe, with African voodoo aka Juju. Paul denies the claims which were, in fact, made by his brother, Mathias Pogba. Paul counterclaims that Mathias belongs to a criminal ring trying to blackmail him for 13million euros. You can catch other bits and pieces of this crazy, mindblowing turn of events here.

Presidency, Atiku clash over #EndBadGovernance protests

Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), issued a stern warning to Nigerian service chiefs and military commanders. "I wish to convey a stern caution to the distinguished service chiefs and military commanders of Nigeria's armed forces that those who authorise the use of lethal force against peaceful civilian protesters will be held responsible for committing crimes against humanity, even in the years following their retirement from service,"

Quicken vs QuickBooks | TIME Stamped

Quicken and QuickBooks are two of the oldest and most recognized names in financial tracking software. Quicken primarily focuses on individual users but includes some small-business features. QuickBooks is designed exclusively for businesses and consists of a full accounting suite and more. Here’s a closer look at each to help you understand which may be best for your financial needs. TIME’s Take Quicken is a reasonable option for real-estate investors and small businesses keeping simple finances on their laptop or desktop computers.